Margaret Hagerman, Ph.D.

I am a qualitative sociologist who studies racial socialization, or how kids learn about race, racism, and racial inequality in the contexts of their families and communities. Rooted in critical race studies and critical youth studies, my research explores how young people make sense of race and racism in their social world and what young people actually think about racism in contemporary US society.

I am currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University. I also serve as a Faculty Affiliate in the African American Studies Program and the Gender Studies Program at Mississippi State.

My new book, White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (NYU Press) is available as of September 4, 2018.